{"id":28506,"date":"2025-04-21T21:37:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T21:37:04","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-06-14T06:11:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T12:11:37","slug":"cve-2025-27812-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-msi-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27812-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-msi-center\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-27812: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in MSI Center<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the realm of cybersecurity, the relentless evolution of threat vectors necessitates continuous vigilance to protect digital assets. A significant recent vulnerability, dubbed CVE-2025-27812, has shaken the IT community due to its substantial potential for system compromise or data leakage. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-34028-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-commvault-command-center-innovation-release-11-38\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39813\">vulnerability affects the MSI Center<\/a> before version 2.0.52.0. It is especially troubling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-45554-high-severity-memory-corruption-due-to-race-condition\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58178\">due to its high severity<\/a>, with a CVSS Severity Score of 8.1, indicating its potential to cause substantial harm if exploited.<br \/>\nThe users impacted by this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-52307-high-severity-stack-overflow-vulnerability-in-paddlepaddle-prior-to-version-2-6-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33930\">vulnerability are those using any version of MSI Center prior<\/a> to 2.0.52.0. The stakes are high because an attacker leveraging this weakness could escalate their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-23391-incorrect-privilege-assignment-in-suse-rancher-potentially-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33063\">privileges on the local system<\/a>, potentially gaining control over the system or causing data leakage. This makes it crucial for all affected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2563-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-user-registration-membership-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35830\">users to understand this vulnerability<\/a> and take the necessary steps to mitigate it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-27812<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS score 8.1)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: System Compromise or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-50350-broken-cryptographic-algorithm-leads-to-potential-data-leakage-in-hcl-dryice-myxalytics\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33710\">Data Leakage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1948937668\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>MSI Center | Before 2.0.52.0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-50123-exploitable-vulnerability-in-hozard-alarm-system-sms-authentication\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35831\">vulnerability CVE-2025-27812 exploits<\/a> a Time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) issue in the MSI Center. This flaw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-40367-critical-vulnerability-in-syngo-fastview-allows-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40946\">allows<\/a> an attacker to alter the state of the system between when the system checks the state and when it uses that state for some operation. In the context of this vulnerability, an attacker could potentially manipulate the process to escalate their privileges locally, allowing them to gain control over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-37297-vulnerability-in-ami-s-spx-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33414\">system and potentially<\/a> causing data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2730037064\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is a conceptual example of how this TOCTOU vulnerability might be exploited:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Check the state of the system\nuser@target:~$ whoami\nuser\n# Exploit the TOCTOU vulnerability\nuser@target:~$ .\/exploit_CVE-2025-27812\n# The state of the system has changed\nuser@target:~$ whoami\nroot<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this conceptual example, `exploit_CVE-2025-27812` would be the malicious script or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-42970-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-multiple-apple-platforms-may-lead-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33035\">code exploiting the TOCTOU vulnerability<\/a> in the MSI Center to escalate the user&#8217;s privileges from &#8216;user&#8217; to &#8216;root. It&#8217;s important to note that this is a simplified example and actual exploitation would likely involve more complex steps and deeper technical knowledge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the realm of cybersecurity, the relentless evolution of threat vectors necessitates continuous vigilance to protect digital assets. A significant recent vulnerability, dubbed CVE-2025-27812, has shaken the IT community due to its substantial potential for system compromise or data leakage. This vulnerability affects the MSI Center before version 2.0.52.0. 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